potshot
Example Sentences
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On stage over the weekend, Lillard said he was taking potshots at easy targets.
From Salon
Insiders underline these real relationships are another reason for not taking potshots.
From BBC
Long may his critics - whoever and wherever they are - take potshots at him, because the put-downs make him rise up.
From BBC
Scull danced around for 12 rounds and frustrated Alvarez with potshots, as the Mexican superstar struggled to cut off the ring in a dull contest in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
From BBC
Those potshots elicited a heavy eye roll from Riley’s new quarterback, Miller Moss.
From Los Angeles Times
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